Auto fender



July s, 1926."A

R. SIDEMAN AUTOl FENDER Y Filed March 17, 1926 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 l R. SIDEMAN vJuly 6,1926. 1,591,407-

AUTO FENDER Filed Maron 17, 1926 y 3 sheet-sheetl 2 r 1,591,407 R. SIDEMAN AUTO FENDER July e, 1926.

Filed March 17, 1926 -3 Sheets-Sheet 5 s 'wlhw fa I I anuentoz @no1/wup,

' Patented July 19.26.i

f 'iinuiznivpsrnnlvminorsAN FnAi\icisco, cALiFonNI- i Aurolrnivnnn.'

'f .-Applicatibn fiieqfnarii 17, 1326; .seriarnpraaca 'This'inventionrelates to fenders, and more particularly fenders especially designed for usey on vmotor vehicles, Vthe primary object of the invention being .to... provide means for picking upl afperson or.v object struck byl the fender,1n such al'way'as to insure against Y the person or obJectrollmg from the fender.

videfa movable' or' yieldinglyf'supported Another objectl ofthe invention is to. proi bumper, at the ,forward portionV of the;4r fen.-V

r der tol insure againstrdamagin'g', the article struckby the bumper andp event-injury'to a personengagedby'thebumper.i

is not desirable to use the same.` Y

. Sci-ibed'and claimed, itbeingunderstood that' 2 .changes ini the;.precise embodiment ofthe 5' A.' further object yof the z-inventio'njisto provide a fender which .may be readilyy 1 and easily swungto' its Ainactivep sition when it proceeds, the invention resides infthezcom'- binati'onv and' arrangement. of! part'sand in thel details 'of .construction hereinafter de.;

invention hereinf disclosed, 4 may be made .'within' the scopeiof what is claimed,without departing:l from :the spirit of the f invention. Referring tothe drawings# k f- Figure 1 yisV afplanview/illustrating a bumper constructed. in accordance Vwith the invention'as secured'toa"motor vehicle.

yFigure 4 is a sectional view taken on lineV to a Vposition as shown in Vdotted lines .in-

Figure 2 so that the same may be thrown out of use when desired. 1

y The rear section/5 or supporting ysection of the fenderv embodies a main supporting.

bar 7 which has upwardly extended finger portionsy 8 secured to the bracket members 9k which in turn vhave forwardly extended end portions 10 Vthat are'connected by the supportingV rodjll which supports the forward section 6, to be hereinafter V`more fully described.

' wardlygasshown by Figure 2.

'j bodyKV portion oftheisection 5y includes K i verticalend-members 12'securedat their 1 lower endstothebar. 7, the upper ends there-v of terminating at a vpoint in proximity with the upper surfacesof the fro'rit`mud guards of; the vehicle, f where they are curved rear- Connecting the vertical end members-12 are bars lf3; that arer disposedsin' verticall spaced-relation withfjeach other,- the` bars 13 acting asx-supports forthe vertical'bars'fl so arranged that av person' could notp'ass therebetween;v 1 v -Formingapart of the-rear Section5 are the curved Vguards y15 that are providedby Y bendingthe 'outerendsof the .bars lwhich as shown by :Figure 3, extendbeyondlthe With theforegomgand other objects' in` view. which will appear:A as the Vdescription` ends oftherear section.

l -Forwardlypextcnded supporting armsll have connection-'with the rear' Section5 and act-'to support' the "fender and-v secure' the y"fender to .the motor .vehicl'eftol which it isj'toy be supplied.

have pivotal connection withthe rod 11,' the side members-'extending inwardlyl and forwardly as'shownby Figure 1 of thev draw.-

inofs.

, bar'19 connects the rear endof the side members 18 and has its ends securedto the side members'lSl by means of bolts 20.

Openings are formed in the bar 19 and forl. (ward bar 21 of -theforward section, which 'openings receive the cables 22 that are'laced therethrough, there being provided substantially light vbars 23V connected with the cables to hold the cables rigid at lall times.

j Disposed laterally of theforward sectionm l a way as to provide side members/ 18` that Figure 2 isa side elvational viewthereo'f.- Figure 3 is fragmental sectional view Vtaken online 34-3 'of 'Figure 2.

and arranged adjacent to the forward end f thereof, arebearings l24l'in which theA rods. 25 move. which rodsfextend through open-` ings intheforward bar 21 and have connection with .the bumper 26. whichv is lr in the form of a barV covered with a shock absorbing medium such as rubber or the like.

Coiled springs 27 are arranged Vbetween the inner ends of the bearings 24 andthe forward bar 21of the forward section andV 4 I i i aresecuredto the rods 25in such a way as ing, but are provided for support-ing the fender when weight vcauses the fender to sag. A lpivoted guard franie'indicated generally bythe reference character 29 forms an important feature of the invention and as shown, includes curved end members BO which end members are `connected by means ,of Vthe Vbars 31,' the end members being formedwith ears 32 which are aperturedto receivel a Vsuitable securing bolt for pivot-ally supporting the vframe 29. Y r

Thus it `will .be -seen that due to the construction of this frame 29',v the frame will,

Vwhen a Vperson or object falls onto the forward section of the fender swing to .a positionfas'V shown dott-ed 'lines lin Figure d, andguardxagainst ,a person falling from the fender; c Y

Chains indicated `at`33 connect the forward section of the fender-to the rear section thereof, and transfer strainy directed to the forward section by a person or :object Y body port-ion, a piyoted `guard frame includfalling' fonr the fender to the rear section of the fender;

Should be desiredto elevate VVthe'forwai-gd section to throw the same out of use, the hooks 34: may bepassed'through the eyes 35 es shown indotted lines in lligure 2. Y

With the foregoing detail description, it is vbelieved that a further detailed description as to the operation ef theidevice is unnecessary. Y l

I claim:

1,. In a fender ,of the class described, a rear see-tion, 4 a foi-"Ward section'pivotally conture. 'I

nected with therear section, said rear section including vertical bars and transversely .disposed bars, the ends of the transverse bars C'Xtending beyond thesends of the vertical rear sectionfs'aid ends vof the transversely disposed bars being curved rearwardly to provide guards, and wheels for supporting the forward Vsection `.under the weight of anY tion, 'and a guard frame mounted onthe forward'section.V v-

Ina' fender `ofthe class described, a

otally connected rwith .the l.rear sect-ion, a pivoted` guard vframe mounted .on the forward section and including-Ea normally upstanding portion, said upstanding portion adapted yto be struck by an .object falling .onto the forwardsection Vto throwthel-guard frame to yertica'l rear sect/ion, a forward-'section -pivitsact-ive position, and wheels carried .by the forward section.

4', In ay fender of the class described, a

ing sections disposedE at oblique angles with respect to each other, :said guai-'d frame being pivotally connected withthe body portion, at

points between :the front` and rear' .edges of t-lie guard frame, and said guard Ffraine adapted to move toits active position by the weight- -of an objectfalling thereon.

'In testimony that I'claini the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa- Rennen siiraMAN.

beyond the forward edge of thetorward sec- 460 i 

